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Drivers’ relief at the UK price of petrol falling 11.5p-a-litre during the autumn helped to drive monthly petrol consumption to its highest in more than four years, according to the latest AA fuel price report.

The AA Trust has been awarded a prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for ten years of innovative road safety campaigns. The award was presented at a ceremony at The Savoy, London, on 11 December by HRH Prince Michael of Kent.

The first group of apprentices has begun an innovative new programme to become the next generation of roadside AA patrols and vehicle inspectors. It comes at a time when the Government is encouraging employers to recruit and develop talent through apprenticeships.

Half of drivers (48%), expect that those who drink and drive are likely to be caught at Christmas, compared with only one in three (30%) who say offenders are likely to be caught throughout the year, according to a poll by the AA.

Crashes resulting in injury and caused by a poor road surface are three times more likely to involve a cyclist or biker than all crashes, reveals the AA, as National Road Safety Week shines a light on the dangers faced by those on two wheels.

Overall, more than half (51%) of drivers admit to telling white lies when late for work or a social event - with traffic taking the brunt of the blame, even when it isn’t true. That’s according to an AA-Populus poll of more than 20,500 drivers.

New research published by the AA Charitable Trust to launch a nationwide campaign alerting drivers to the dangers of drowsy driving reveals that one in eight (13%) UK drivers admit falling asleep at the wheel. The campaign features a thought-provoking advert.

Thousands of cars with defective lights will present a greater hazard on the roads when the dark evening commute returns from Monday 29 October. AA patrols have highlighted that, in this early stage of winter, the plague of vehicles with a defective front or rear light becomes more apparent than ever.

Two fifths of UK drivers support a permanent British Summer Time, while 45% of Scottish drivers are opposed to any change, but in the event of a Brexit deal, the UK would be obliged to implement a permanent Summer Time effectively implemented from next October, following a decision from the European Commission.

Oil above $85 a barrel, and speculation that it might hit $100, has spurred the fuel industry to pump up the fuel price misery for drivers. Increased profit margins are adding a further £1 to a tank of petrol, the latest AA Fuel Price Report concludes.

The Government’s 2040 targets for zero emission cars are vague and unambitious, according to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee which today has recommended a clear, precise target for new sales of cars and vans to be zero emission by 2032.

This year is the 70th anniversary of the album, and our new poll coincides with the first ever National Album Day which takes place on Saturday 13 October 2018. Throughout this week musicians, producers, songwriters, record labels and the public will be celebrating their mutual love of the album format.

Following the death of three roadside technicians in 12 months, the AA and other breakdown organisations, have joined forces to call for enhanced motorway safety rules to protect road users as well as recovery patrols.

A slump in wholesale prices should trigger a supermarket pump price battle, but mid-September’s AA Fuel Price Report finds that average petrol and diesel pump prices have continued to rise to new four-year highs despite wholesale costs turning downwards from early September onward.

A recent AA-Populus survey of 20,082 AA members found that 45% are likely to be on the road during the four-day period, either travelling on holiday or an outing. The Great British bank holiday getaway will start from lunchtime on Friday (24 August) as people take advantage of the final weekend of summer.

In the last ten years there has been a 50% increase in the number of people who think driving represents the greatest threat to teenage safety, rising from 11% to 17%, according to research from the AA Charitable Trust on its tenth anniversary.

Most drivers still see too many barriers to their early adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) despite the Government’s commitment to phase out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, according to the AA president giving a keynote presentation to the LowCVP annual conference.

More than a month after petrol and diesel wholesale costs peaked, following oil’s rise to $80 a barrel, barely a third of potential pump savings have been passed on to motorists, says the latest AA Fuel Price Report.

As train travellers struggle with new timetables, AA analysis of latest government journey time statistics, based on modelling theoretical journey times, shows that commuters in cars beat those on public transport into city centres by at least half an hour.

AA Charitable Trust calls for support to continue giving driving lessons to teenage care leavers as new AA-Populus research shows that young drivers value their licence on a par with a degree or getting married.

Nine out of 10 drivers say roads are worse now compared to 10 years ago according to our latest study. Comparing conditions more recently, two fifths of drivers rated their local, residential streets as 'poor' in March 2018, compared to only a third of drivers just 12 months before.

With Easter falling early this year and a longer wait until summer, this bank holiday weekend is likely to be one of the busiest on the roads in recent years. Traffic is expected to peak on Easter Saturday, while most plan journeys to visit friends and family.

AA-Populus research shows young drivers more likely to be driven by a driver speeding, drunk or using a hand held mobile phone. To tackle this problem, The AA Charitable Trust has made £50,000 worth of road safety education funding available to schools and colleges across the UK.

Six days of snow and ice has left car insurers staring at a collective bill of £35 million, according to AA estimates, while the AA attended over 108,000 drivers who needed roadside assistance – or digging out of snowdrifts during the big freeze.

The number of drivers issued with fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for using a handheld mobile phone at the wheel has dropped by more than 40% since the penalties doubled, a Freedom of Information request by the AA has revealed.

Met office weather warnings of sub-zero temperatures and snow suggest travel will be a misery from Monday morning, especially for eastern and northern counties of the UK. Both road and rail are likely to be disrupted, making travel difficult.

To help ensure the 13 million drivers taking to the roads get home safely, the FIA Foundation and the AA Trust, together with M&C Saatchi and Mad Ruffian have launched a hard‐hitting anti‐text driving Christmas campaign. #home4christmas

We've written to Road Safety Minister Jesse Norman MP proposing potentially life-saving changes to the Highway Code in an effort to improve safety on the nation's motorways, following two recent deaths and a series of serious incidents.

We've launched a campaign to fight back against rampant ticketing by council and private parking enforcers, to ensure that first-time offenders in bus lanes and yellow box junctions get a warning letter instead of a fine

British drivers are at a crossroads, forced to choose between familiar petrol and diesel cars, of which new sales are set to be banned from 2040, and cleaner alternatives but the Chancellor should not use his next Budget to punish diesel drivers.

41% of AA members own diesel cars but when asked if their next car will be diesel this drops 60% to just 16%. Overall a third of AA members aim to switch from diesel and petrol for their next car purchase, according to a major AA-Populus survey of 19,308 drivers.

Inflation at its highest for more than five years has been partly fuelled by the ‘rocket and feather’ pump pricing the Office of Fair Trade dismissed as unproven in 2013. Average UK petrol prices are up to 2p a litre or £1 a tank higher than they should be, the AA Fuel Price Report concludes.

When breaking down on a Smart motorway without a hard shoulder, a third (32%) of drivers are only prepared to drive up to a quarter of a mile in order to reach an Emergency Refuge Area (ERA) before stopping in a live lane, according to a study by the AA.

UK petrol prices have hit a six-month high as drivers in small rural towns have been left reeling by a price storm that has added 4p to a litre and more than £2 to a tank of petrol, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report.

A report jointly commissioned by the AA and BT’s Fleet Solutions reveals business and SME anxiety about the investment required into the UK’s electric vehicle infrastructure to support the alternatively fuelled fleets of the future.

The latest AA Fuel Price Report shows that, across the board, average UK pump prices are back to where they were at the beginning of June, wiping out the gains of two supermarket price wars that month.

Whether the Government’s aim to stop the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is practical or not, new AA research shows that it's the younger generation leading the way in embracing electric car technology.

Despite all the talk about improving traffic flow and easing congestion by having more lanes, it seems that drivers are voting with their wheels by avoiding converted hard shoulders and clogging up the other lanes/

Oil has fallen below $50 a barrel for the second time this year but drivers are losing out at the margins: those with petrol cars hit at the commodity market level and those with diesels losing out on the forecourts.

Our patrol of the year and recovery patrol of the year provided the official adjudication and vital support for a Land’s End to John O’Groats world fuel economy record attempt by BBC transport correspondent Paul Clifton and Honda research engineer Fergal McGrath.

Eighty per cent of drivers really do enjoy driving and at least half of all drivers will drive to their holiday destination this summer, but the renewed love affair with the car isn't about what's under the bonnet but more about what goes on inside the car.

The top ten driving start points and destinations in Europe have been revealed. Based on journeys downloaded from AA route planner, Paris is the top destination for holiday-makers driving in Europe, while Calais is the top departure point.

The latest AA Fuel Price Report shows that after a short-lived supermarket price war, which dropped petrol at the pump from 120.1 p/litre in early March to 117.4 p/litre in early April, petrol is already back to 118.7 p/litre – with the potential to go back above 120p in the coming fortnight.

In a week when speculation is rife about the future of diesel vehicles and the Government continues to feel the heat over air quality, an AA-Populus study of more than 20,000 AA members has found high levels of support for a diesel scrappage scheme.

Perhaps surprisingly, one in six British drivers still put gloves in their glovebox, according to a recent survey from the AA. This comes at a time when the AA and Think! are encouraging drivers to make the glovebox the phone box.

Since 2011 the number of casualties caused by drivers distracted by their mobile phones has increased by a quarter (24%). The AA Charitable Trust and Think! are raising awareness of the dangers of distracted driving with a new ad by adam&eveDDB to be shown in cinemas, video on demand, and online.

20 years ago, in February 1997 and supported by the AA, Euro NCAP published the UK's first independent new car crash test results and safety ratings for a group of seven superminis, and exposed really serious safety concerns.

Mobile phone use behind the wheel is so prevalent, that law-abiding drivers are getting more frustrated with offenders. Two thirds (65%) would support the police seizing the mobiles of offenders and retaining them.

One in five (20%) drivers would volunteer to fill in potholes for councils, potentially helping to cut the UK’s huge backlog of road surface repairs. This follows a rural scheme Devon County Council put into action last year.

Supermarket pump prices, following the usual track of lagging behind rivals’ increases, have given temporary relief to drivers facing the impact of a 20% rise in the oil price over the past month, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report.

Earlier this week a young AA customer service adviser’s car was attacked by a thug wielding an axe when he stopped in his car in Halesowen. Luckily he managed to lock his doors and drive away with a smashed rear passenger window.

More than two million car passengers would do nothing if their driver used a hand-held phone whilst driving, according to new research for the AA Charitable Trust which today launches a hard-hitting campaign to try to change attitudes and behaviours around driver distraction.